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Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath is a group from the UK, active from 1968.

Group GB 1968–2025 heavy metal hard rock traditional doom metal

TOTAL PLAYS

1,005

SONGS PLAYED

105

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-05-03 07:38 · 6 Music — "Paranoid - Reading 1983"

LAST PLAYED

3 weeks ago · Radio 1 — "Planet Caravan"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026

200 150 100 50 0

'05 '08 '11 '14 '17 '20 '23 '26

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 617 61%

Radio 2 268 27%

Radio 1 117 12%

1Xtra 3 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 19:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Paranoid 368 2026-08-17

2 Iron Man 84 2026-08-09

3 Planet Caravan 57 2026-08-24

4 War Pigs 43 2026-08-01

5 Black Sabbath 37 2026-05-18

6 Sweet Leaf 35 2025-10-27

7 The Wizard 35 2025-07-30

8 Supernaut 22 2025-10-05

9 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 22 2025-09-07

10 Never Say Die 21 2024-11-18

11 Children of the Grave 14 2026-08-14

12 Fairies Wear Boots 13 2025-07-04

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-24 02:45 Planet Caravan Radio 1

2026-08-23 19:15 Planet Caravan Radio 1

2026-08-17 01:53 Paranoid 6 Music

2026-08-16 14:57 Paranoid 6 Music

2026-08-14 22:51 Children of the Grave Radio 2

2026-08-09 23:44 Iron Man 6 Music

2026-08-09 12:45 Iron Man 6 Music

2026-08-01 00:47 War Pigs 6 Music

2026-05-23 07:59 Iron Man 6 Music

2026-05-18 22:09 Black Sabbath 6 Music

2026-05-18 07:50 Paranoid 6 Music

2026-05-17 04:15 Planet Caravan 6 Music

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

105 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

After Forever —

5 2024-11-04 ▶

Age of Reason —

2 2014-04-01 ▶

Anno Mundi —

1 2024-04-19 ▶

Back Street Kids (2021 Remaster) —

1 2026-05-08 ▶

Behind the Wall of Sleep —

11 2025-12-07 ▶

Behind The Wall Of Sleep —

1 2011-07-17 ▶

Black Sabbath —

37 2026-05-18 ▶

Breakout —

3 2023-02-09 ▶

Changes —

11 2025-09-30 ▶

Chick Singer —

1 2014-06-20 ▶

Childern Of The Sea 1989 —

1 2008-06-06 ▶

Children of the Grave —

14 2026-08-14 ▶

Children Of The Grave —

3 2011-10-18 ▶

Children Of The Grave/Paranoid —

1 2018-02-05 ▶

Children of the Sea —

1 2023-11-10 ▶

Children of the Sea (2008 Remaster) —

1 2025-09-12 ▶

Children Of The Sea - Manchester Apollo 1989 —

1 2014-07-18 ▶

Cornucopia —

2 2025-08-03 ▶

Cornucopia (Remastered) —

1 2018-08-22 ▶

crazy train —

2 2018-05-18 ▶

Crazy Train (M.I. Remix) —

3 2018-07-07 ▶

Damaged Soul —

3 2013-11-19 ▶

Danger Zone —

2 2024-08-16 ▶

Dear Father —

2 2013-06-12 ▶

Electric Funeral —

7 2025-07-06 ▶

Embryo —

1 2015-08-02 ▶

End of the Beginning —

1 2013-07-09 ▶

Evil Woman —

12 2023-03-26 ▶

Fairies Wear Boots —

13 2025-07-04 ▶

God Is Dead? —

13 2014-12-23 ▶

Gypsy —

1 2011-02-10 ▶

Hand of Doom —

5 2021-06-16 ▶

Hand Of Doom —

2 2008-05-26 ▶

Headless Cross —

1 2024-05-31 ▶

Headless Cross 1989 —

1 2008-06-06 ▶

Headless Cross - Manchester Apollo 1989 —

2 2016-08-20 ▶

Heaven and Hell —

5 2026-02-20 ▶

Hole in the Sky —

3 2025-07-22 ▶

Into the Void —

6 2022-05-01 ▶

Iron Man —

84 2026-08-09 ▶

Iron Man - Manchester Apollo 1989 —

1 2014-07-18 ▶

Iron Man 1989 —

1 2008-06-06 ▶

Ironman —

1 2008-11-12 ▶

Laguna Sunrise —

9 2025-07-06 ▶

Live Forever —

3 2013-06-10 ▶

Lonely Is the Word —

1 2010-05-17 ▶

Loner —

7 2024-09-13 ▶

Looking for Today —

1 2023-12-01 ▶

Lord of This World —

3 2025-12-01 ▶

N.I.B —

7 2025-07-23 ▶

N.I.B. —

4 2015-10-10 ▶

N.I.B. (2009 Remastered Version) —

1 2018-04-29 ▶

Neon Knights —

4 2023-07-01 ▶

Neon Knights (2008 Remaster) —

1 2024-04-16 ▶

Never Say Die —

21 2024-11-18 ▶

NIB —

1 2006-07-17 ▶

Orchid —

7 2025-03-02 ▶

Paranoid —

368 2026-08-17 ▶

Paranoid (alternate lyrics) —

1 2026-04-17 ▶

Paranoid - Reading 1983 —

3 2020-10-24 ▶

Paranoid / Heaven And Hell 1989 —

1 2008-06-06 ▶

Paranoid / Heaven And Hell - Manchester Apollo 1989 —

1 2014-07-18 ▶

Peace of Mind —

2 2017-01-08 ▶

Planet Caravan —

57 2026-08-24 ▶

Planet Caravan - 2009 Remaster —

1 2025-07-23 ▶

Planet Caravan [Alt. Lyrics] —

1 2010-08-29 ▶

Rat Salad —

3 2025-09-25 ▶

Rat Salad (Alternative Mix) —

1 2011-02-20 ▶

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath —

22 2025-09-07 ▶

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Live at the NEC, Birmingham, UK - December 1997) —

1 2025-02-07 ▶

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Live —

1 2011-03-12 ▶

Sabbra Cadabra —

1 2014-12-07 ▶

Sleeping Village —

1 2012-07-29 ▶

Snowblind —

11 2025-12-19 ▶

Solitude —

3 2025-07-26 ▶

Spiral Architect —

11 2025-08-28 ▶

St Vitus Dance —

1 2014-12-30 ▶

St. Vitus' Dance —

1 2019-05-25 ▶

Supernaut —

22 2025-10-05 ▶

Supernaut (2020 Remaster) —

1 2025-06-30 ▶

Sweet Leaf —

35 2025-10-27 ▶

Sweet Leaf (Masters of Reality) —

1 2011-12-19 ▶

Symptom of the Universe —

3 2025-03-16 ▶

Symptom of the Universe (Live at Asbury Park Convention Hall, 1975) —

1 2025-05-09 ▶

The Mob Rules —

1 2025-02-27 ▶

The Mob Rules (Live from Radio City Music Hall) —

2 2026-03-27 ▶

The Mob Rules (Live) —

1 2023-04-28 ▶

The Sign of the Southern Cross —

1 2023-06-30 ▶

The Wizard —

35 2025-07-30 ▶

The Wizard (VN Attached) —

1 2025-07-28 ▶

Tomorrow's Dream —

3 2025-07-05 ▶

Tomorrow's Dream (Remastered) —

1 2022-07-17 ▶

Turn Up the Night —

1 2016-06-22 ▶

War Pigs —

43 2026-08-01 ▶

War Pigs 1989 —

1 2008-06-06 ▶

War Pigs (BBC Live Recording, 6 Sep 1989) —

1 2018-08-04 ▶

WAR PIGS (Deep Notion Bootleg) —

6 2025-09-24 ▶

War Pigs (instrumental) —

1 2016-04-30 ▶

War Pigs - Manchester Apollo 1989 —

1 2014-07-18 ▶

War Pigs / Luke's Wall —

1 2023-07-01 ▶

What's the Use —

1 2024-05-31 ▶

Wheels of Confusion —

1 2017-11-12 ▶

Wheels Of Confusion/The Straightener —

1 2011-04-17 ▶

Wizard —

1 2009-11-22 ▶

Zeitgeist —

6 2025-07-28 ▶